Senior Production Planner

7 days ago

Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

AWE is currently recruiting for a Senior Production Planner to provide Production Planning services, encompassing Manufacturing and Science demand across Operational Delivery Units.

Location - Reading/Basingstoke area

Package - £42,250 - £66,750 based on skills and experience

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year plus every other Friday off)
- Flexible working hours
- Salary sacrifice scheme

Key Accountabilities:

- Ensuring that customer requirements are planned and released to Manufacturing and Operational activities within the timescales required
- Overseeing the Balancing of demand and supply across the Production Planning Team by co-ordinating demand reviews and de-conflicting demand and capability
- Manage a long-range plan to enable comprehensive and realistic forecasting to meet all programme demand
- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and to be a great team player
- Leading, coaching and developing a team of production planners

Key Responsibilities:

- Risks, Issues and Change - To objectively identify and analyse the impact of risks, changes and opportunities that can affect the delivery schedule, escalate risks and issues in a timely manner
- Ensures that performance metrics, procedures, processes and systems are developed, implemented and of a quality that delivers against our Programme requirements
- Liaises with other functions for clarification and coordination of balanced and de-conflicted production demands and plans
- Ensures appropriate governance of planning procedures to ensure full compliance.
- Acts as deputy to Planning Manager when required
- Coach, train and mentor peers and new members of the planning team to build team capability and resilience
- Support individual performance and succession planning including internal/external recruitment
- Develop and lead Visual Management board meetings ensuring all actions are being addressed
- Understands the needs of internal and external customers and works with them to ensure delivery timelines
- Work as part of the Tech Centre Management team to deliver production targets
- Demonstrate behaviours and values that contribute to a high performing team
- Promote and sponsor operational excellence and drive all actions aimed at continuous process improvement
- Works effectively with others and building required relationships and interfaces to support delivery of the Programme
- Provide a diverse and inclusive working environment that allows individuals to flourish and realise their potential
- Work with others to form high performing teams
- Adopt a ‘See It, Own It, Solve It’ mind-set, by identifying obstacles to success and taking ownership to find solutions to those problems

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